Internet Explorer zero-day lets hackers steal files from Windows PCs
A security researcher has published today details and proof-of-concept code for an Internet Explorer zero-day that can allow hackers to steal files from Windows systems. The vulnerability resides in the way Internet Explorer processes MHT files. MHT stands for MHTML Web Archive and is the default standard in which all IE browsers save web pages when a user hits the CTRL+S (Save web page) command. Also: Microsoft security chief: IE is not a browser, so stop using it as your default Modern browsers don't save web pages in MHT format anymore, and use the standard HTML file format; however, many modern…